pilot control
101Fuel control unit — is the generic term given to any of several types of control systems for gas turbine engines.Fundamentals of turbine engine controlGas turbine engines are primarily controlled by the amount of fuel supplied to the combustion chambers. With this… …
102Commandants of the USAF Test Pilot School — USAF Test Pilot School, Edwards AFB, California The commanding officer of the United States Air Force Test Pilot School (USAF TPS) is known as its Commandant. The commandant manages the school which is a military unit that operates in a… …
103National Private Pilot Licence — The National Private Pilot Licence is issued by the United Kingdom Civil Aviation Authority. Holders are entitled to fly UK registered single engined aircraft or microlights and self powered gliders within UK airspace. Aircraft pilots may carry… …
104Honda Pilot — Infobox Automobile name=Honda Pilot manufacturer=Honda aka=Honda MR V production=2003 present class=Mid size SUV body style=4 door SUV layout=Front engine, front wheel drive / four wheel drive predecessor=Honda Passport engine=3.5 L V6… …
105cyclic-pitch control column — A control column in a helicopter similar to a conventional aircraft. It is operated by the pilot’s right hand. The pitch of each blade is altered consecutively from minimum to maximum and back to the minimum, as determined by the position of the… …
106Orangi Pilot Project — The Orangi Pilot Project refers to a socially innovative project carried out in 1980s in the squatter areas of Orangi Town, Karachi, Sindh, Pakistan. It was initiated by Akhtar Hameed Khan, and involved the local residents solving their own… …
107U.S. Air Force Test Pilot School — The U.S. Air Force Flight Test School is located on Edwards Air Force Base in California. Its mission is to produce test pilots and flight test engineers to test new and experimental aircraft. The job is dangerous, and many test pilots have died… …
108Civilian Pilot Training Program — Student fliers under Civilian Pilot Training Program. Congressional Airport. Rockville, Maryland The Civilian Pilot Training Program (or CPTP) was a flight training program (1938–1944) sponsored by the United States government with the stated… …
109air traffic control clearance — Authorization for an aircraft to proceed under conditions specified by an air traffic control unit (ICAO). This is to prevent collisions between known aircraft. The pilot in command of an aircraft must not deviate from the provisions of VFR… …
110Automatic Pilot — was a San Francisco, California band. Created in 1980 by members of the San Francisco Gay Men s Chorus, they were described by The Advocate as a non official offshoot of SFGMC along with three official subgroups. [Guthman, Edward: Merry… …
